Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Peru following the recent outbreak of dengue fever.

The UK Government has been carefully monitoring the situation in Peru since heavy rains and countrywide flooding affected the country in March. The Peruvian authorities subsequently declared dengue fever a national health emergency in May. The Peruvian government is leading the immediate response to the current dengue outbreak. The UK Government will continue to monitor and support the country's long-term sustainable development through our work in Peru.